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  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical Trials Methodology

Background:

  • Group-randomized trials (GRTs) are crucial for interventions targeting groups.
  • Methodological advancements in GRT design and analysis require regular updates.
  • A previous review by Murray et al. in 2004 established a baseline for GRT methodology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive update on the analytical methods for group-randomized trials (GRTs) published between 2004 and 2017.
  • To discuss advancements in both traditional GRT designs and emerging alternative group designs.
  • To highlight new statistical techniques for analyzing clustered data in trials.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of methodological developments in GRT analysis over a 13-year period.
  • Discussion of established topics including parallel-arm GRTs, individually randomized group-treatment trials, and handling missing data.
  • Exploration of novel analytical methods for multiple-level clustering and alternative estimation techniques.

Main Results:

  • Significant advancements in statistical methods for parallel-arm and individually randomized group-treatment trials.
  • Introduction and analysis of methods for complex group designs such as stepped-wedge, network-randomized, and pseudocluster randomized trials.
  • Development of advanced estimation methods including augmented generalized estimating equations, targeted maximum likelihood, and quadratic inference functions.

Conclusions:

  • The field of group-randomized trial analysis has seen substantial methodological progress since 2004.
  • Current analytical methods adequately address complex clustering and missing data issues in various GRT designs.
  • Researchers have a broader and more sophisticated toolkit for designing and analyzing group-randomized studies.